Championship

Championship | Gameweek 21

Dec 4, 2021 at 3pm UK

Cardiff City Stadium

Cardiff
2 - 3
Sheff Utd

Harris (32'), McGuinness (90')
Collins (44')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Gibbs-White (61'), Sharp (73'), McGoldrick (75')
Norwood (40')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Cardiff City and Sheffield United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sheffield United win with a probability of 44.05%. A win for Cardiff City had a probability of 28.8% and a draw had a probability of 27.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.22%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.74%) and 0-2 (8.34%). The likeliest Cardiff City win was 1-0 (9.39%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.81%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sheffield United would win this match.

Result
Cardiff City	Draw	Sheffield United
28.8%	27.14%	44.05%

Both teams to score 48.35%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

43.37%

56.63%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

22.4%

77.6%

Cardiff City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

64.94%

35.05%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

28.2%

71.8%

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

74.45%

25.54%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

39.59%

60.4%

Score Analysis

Cardiff City 28.8%

Sheffield United 44.05%

Draw 27.14%

Cardiff City	Draw	Sheffield United
1-0 @ 9.39% 2-1 @ 6.72% 2-0 @ 4.92% 3-1 @ 2.35% 3-0 @ 1.72% 3-2 @ 1.6% Other @ 2.12% Total : 28.8%	1-1 @ 12.81% 0-0 @ 8.95% 2-2 @ 4.58% Other @ 0.8% Total : 27.14%	0-1 @ 12.22% 1-2 @ 8.74% 0-2 @ 8.34% 1-3 @ 3.98% 0-3 @ 3.79% 2-3 @ 2.08% 1-4 @ 1.36% 0-4 @ 1.29% Other @ 2.24% Total : 44.05%

How you voted: Cardiff vs Sheff Utd

Cardiff City

48.6%

Draw

28.6%

Sheffield United

22.9%